18 November 2019 Andersen AFB to Host 68th Annual Operation Christmas Drop ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 68th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop is set to take to the Pacific skies, Dec. 9 hosted by the 36th Wing.The Department of Defense’s longest recurring humanitarian mission is a long-standing annual tradition of packaging and delivering food, tools and toys...
18 November 2019 U.S., Kiribati Conducts Training Exchange at Sea in Pacific on USCGC Stratton’s Return to U.S. PACIFIC OCEAN -- The crews of the USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) and the RKS Teanoai (301) conducted a training exchange in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 7.“The U.S. and its allies are trusted partners in the region and we were pleased to work with them building familiarity and experience," said Capt. Bob...
18 November 2019 Pacific Air Forces Drives Innovation, Readiness through Annual Science and Technology Meeting JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces hosted the sixth annual Science and Technology Information Exchange Meeting (STIEM) here Nov. 4-8.The Science and Technology Information Exchange Meeting brought together approximately 200 Defense Industry Partners, technologists and...
15 November 2019 U.S., India Launch First Tiger TRIUMPH Exercise VISAKHAPATNAM, India -- Indian and U.S. armed forces kicked off the inaugural Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH with the arrival of USS Germantown (LSD 42), Nov. 13, 2019.“Military collaboration between India and the United States is a result of growing, high-level trust and consistent effort to broaden the...
15 November 2019 Light, lean and agile: Pacific Air Forces Commander Visits Kadena Shoguns KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, visited the mighty Kadena Shoguns for a detailed tour of 18th Wing units and agencies and to provide further understanding on where the Keystone of the Pacific fits in the overall PACAF strategic mission.Brig. Gen. Joel...
15 November 2019 Montgomery Operates with Royal Australian Navy in the South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8), Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) and fleet replenishment vessel HMAS Sirius (O 266) conducted operations together in the South China Sea, Nov. 6-12.While transiting together at...
15 November 2019 354th Fighter Wing Airmen Develop, Test New F-35A Arctic Survival Kit EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- U.S. Airmen assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing tested a new arctic survival kit for the F-35A Lightning II in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, Nov. 5.A team of Airmen from the 356th Fighter Squadron, F-35 Program Integration Office, 354th Operation Support Squadron...
15 November 2019 Eleventh Air Force holds senior enlisted leaders workshop JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON -- More than 40 senior enlisted leaders and civilians from across the Eleventh Air Force attended a two-day workshop centered around group discussions of best practices and strategies focused on resiliency at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 6 and 7,...
15 November 2019 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron POL Airmen Practice Wet Wing Defuel YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) Fuels Management Flight recently completed a wet-wing defuel training phase, a first at Yokota, which enables the C-130J Super Hercules crews to rapidly deliver fuel to bases all over the pacific. The process is a coordinated...
14 November 2019 Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 11th MEU Arrive in Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 13, for a port visit.Boxer ARG and the 11th MEU are on the return leg of a Western Pacific deployment after leaving San Diego...